cabriolet
noun /ˈkæbriəʊleɪ/
/ˈkæbriəʊleɪ/
- a car with a roof that can be folded down or removed synonym convertible compare soft-topTopics Transport by car or lorryc2Word Originmid 18th cent.: from French, from cabriole ‘goat's leap’, from cabrioler, from Italian capriolare ‘to leap in the air’; so named because of the carriage's motion.